Struggling Cook County to Buy Golf Course From Cook County Commissioner

Corrupt Cook County which is hard up for money wants to buy a golf course which happens to be owned by a county commissioner.The Daily Herald reports:

Cook County officials indicated at a public forum with President Todd Stroger Thursday they will try to buy the entire Rolling Knolls Golf Course near Elgin, and an owner of the course who wanted to develop part of it said he would not stand in the county's way.

Rolling Knolls co-owner and Cook County Commissioner Tim Schneider said his family would make significantly more money if they developed part of the land at Bode and Irving Park roads into 90 homes and 42 townhouses, a plan that was given the green light last month by the Elgin City Council. But Schneider also acknowledged that to make that money his family would have to wait at least two years until the market comes back.

Schneider noted the potential conflict of interest with his family receiving county funds for the land while he sits on the forest preserve board. But he maintained that the conflict of interest is solved by his removing himself from voting on the matter, and by the county moving to take the land through eminent domain proceedings. He cited a county ethics board opinion that said handling the matter through the courts rather than through the board remove the conflict.

Some of the highest taxes in America to pay for this when Cook County owns 68,000 acres.The Democrats in Cook County are throwing Tim Schneider(who's a Republican) a nice bone.